Webjet expects domestic conditions to stay subdued
Online travel company Webjet expects the domestic airline market, particularly for leisure travellers, to remain subdued between now and Christmas. Webjet chief executive John Guscic said the Australian domestic market was essentially flat in 2013/14, with Christmas particularly difficult. Moreover, Guscic described the period around May when the federal budget was handed down as “a
Aviation Careers Expo on this Saturday
Those looking to get up close and personal with a RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet should make their way to Aviation Australia’s training centre at Brisbane Airport on Saturday. The facility will host the annual Aviation Careers Expo, where the Super Hornet is not only one of 25 aircraft on static display but will also be
Army Black Hawks farewell Townsville
The Army has marked the end of S-70A-9 Black Hawk operations from Townsville with a flyover of the northern Queensland city they have called home for the last 25 years. Six Black Hawks and three examples of the helicopter it is being replaced by, the MRH 90 Taipan, flew over Townsville on Monday. Black Hawks
Latest Jetstar 787 delivered to Cairns
The latest Boeing 787 for Jetstar has been delivered to Cairns. The Flightaware website shows 787-8 VH-VKH, operating as JQ7878, departing Boeing’s Paine Field, Everett facility on Thursday evening (August 14), arriving into Cairns at 5:48am on Saturday. VKH is Jetstar’s sixth 787 delivery and its first to be built at Boeing’s Charleston, South Carolina facility. Jetstar’s
Virgin Australia’s first A330 leaves fleet
Virgin Australia’s first Airbus A330 appears to have operated its last flight in the airline’s colours and is being returned to its lessor. The ex-Emirates A330-200 aircraft, registration VH-XFA, left Melbourne for Singapore on Sunday, August 17, according to the Flightradar24 website, with its last revenue service for Virgin Australia VA694 from Perth to Melbourne
CASA offers safety promotion sponsorships
CASA has operned a new round of safety promotion scholarships. The safety regulator is calling for applications from organisations promoting aviation safety to apply for sponsorship – financial or in-kind – for activities and events such as conferences, workshops and seminars, as well as publications. In particular CASA says it is looking to align its sponsorships with
